Dates: Tuesday June 2nd until the end of year-----See next unit 1950's and the Cold War

Class 7: (Orange) Friday May 30th (Blue and Green) Monday June 2nd

Focus: What factors went into the decision to drop the atomic bombs? Was this a justifiable act?

Activities:
1. Finish Conversation about 9066 to 911
2. Powerpoint- Yalta + Potsdam

3. Atomic Bomb justified?
Homework:
Civic Literacy due June 12th
Assessment- June 10th
Read pages 942-947 in textbook and complete pages 10+11 in COLD WAR READER
Due Dates:
Orange and Blue- Due Wed June 4th
Green Due Thursday June 5th

Class 6: (All classes) Thursday 5/29

Focus:
What sacrifices and contributions did Americans (as individuals, as groups, and as a whole) make in support of the war effort?
What factors went into the decision to drop the atomic bombs? Was this a justifiable act?

1. Finish discussion on Women
2. Japanese internment- Discuss internment (Powerpoint- see attached)- Go over homework- 44-47

3. Watch 9066 to 9/11


Homework:
CIVIC LITERACY MOVED TO JUNE 12TH
ASSESSMENT ON WWII AND COLD WAR ON JUNE 10TH- ALL SECTIONS

Class 5: (Orange) Tuesday 5/27 (Blue and Green) Wednesday 5/28

Focus:
What sacrifices and contributions did Americans (as individuals, as groups, and as a whole) make in support of the war effort?

Activities:
1. Finish Rosie the Riveter- 40-43

Homework: Read 57-67 Dropping the Atomic Bomb

Class 4: (Orange and Blue) Friday 5/23 (Green) Tuesday 5/28

Class 3: WWII (Monday 5/20 Yellow+ Tuesday 5/21 Blue)
Focus:
What sacrifices and contributions did Americans (as individuals, as groups, and as a whole) make in support of the war effort?

Activities:
1. Jigsaw- mobilization
2."Bomb the Color Line"- Identify a quote from last night's homework that best captures the essence of the reading
2. Rosie the Riveter- watch film and answer questions- pages 40-43 in reader

Homework:
Read and annotate attached packet on Japanese internment

Class 3: Orange (Wednesday 5/21) Blue and Green (Thursday 5/22)

Focus: What sacrifices + contributions did Americans make in support of the war effort?

Activities:
1. Watch War in Pacific Jigsaw- mobilization
War in the Pacific
2. Mobilization- page 10

Homework: Read and annotate in reader pages (26-33)
"Bomb the Color Line"
Civic Literacy- June 10th

Class # 2: Tuesday 5/20 (Orange) Wednesday 5/21 (Blue and Green)

Focus: What factors drew into the U.S. into WWII?

Activities:
1. Using p. 7 rank and defend topics (Most Influential to least influential)
2. US Enters WWII
US Enters WWII
FDR- Day of Infamy Speech


3. Battles- Watch video on battles and complete the chart on page 24+25 (If you are absent from this class read the pages 13-22 in reader and complete chart)
War in Europe
War in the Pacific


Homework:
Complete p. 10- Complete assigned section of mobilization worksheet
Yellow- Due Monday May 20th
Blue- Due Tuesday May 21st

Class # 1: Monday 5/19 (All)

Focus: What was U.S. foreign policy from 1920-1941?
What factors drew the U.S. into war?

Activities:
1. Brainstorm: Inter-War Years (U.S. and abroad)- see attached document for brainstorm

2. Watch- Road to WWII and answer questions on page 3
3. Read: U.S. responds cautiously
4.Interventionist v. Isolationism

Homework:
Read textbook 24.4 (pages 756-763)
Complete page 7
Civic Literacy- Due Monday June 10th